Recommendations for the Disposal of Chemical Agents and Munitions

Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 The uNitary Chemical Agent and Munitions Stockpile; 5 Fundamentals of Disposal; 6 Selection Criteria; 7 The Present Baseline System; 8 Comparisons of the Baseline System and Alternative Technologies; 9 Findings and Recommendations; 10 Appendix A: Public Law 102-484--Oct. 23, 1992 (Extract); 11 Appendix B: Public Forum; 12 Appendix C: Use of Activated Carbon Adsorption Systems for Exhaust Gas Cleaning; 13 Appendix D: Supercritical Water Oxidation and Wet Air Oxidation; 14 Appendix E: Neutralization (Chemical Hydrolosis); 15 Appendix F: Update on the Status of Biological Processes; 16 Appendix G: Biographical Sketches; 17 References and Bibliography